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市八中学2024学年第二学期 高一年级英语阶段测试一 (完卷时间：90分钟 满分：100分) 第Ⅰ卷 (共74分) I. Listening Comprehension (19%) Section A (10%) 1. A. This afternoon B. Tomorrow C. Next week D. Next month 2. A. She doesn’t play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well. C. She is an enthusiastic player. D. She is a professional athlete. 3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil market. C. At a science museum D. At a gallery. 4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood. C. Go to the bookstore. D. Take a walk. 5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger. C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic. 6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck. C. Turn to her colleague for help. D. Restart the machine. 7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00. C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00. D. All classes begin at 10:00. 8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She’ll present her work to the man. C. She’d like to invite the man for lunch. D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00. 9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules. C. The door number of the dormitory. D. The time to open the dormitory. 10. A. The chairs didn’t need to be painted. B. He doesn’t like the color of the chairs. C. The park could have avoided the problem. D. The woman should have been more careful. Section B (9%) Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested. 12. A. It spoiled Joanna’s reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission. C. It bought Joanna’s dishwashers. D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market. 13. A. A successful business case. B. Joanna’s waterless laundry. C. A case against a global company. D. The worldwide dishwasher market. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds. 15. A. Don’t touch animals under any circumstances. B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park. C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat D. Don’t transport animals from one island to another. 16. A. To protect the guide’s interest. B. To improve the unique environment. C. To ensure a trouble-free visit. D. To get rid of illegal behaviors. II. Vocabulary (10%) 选词填空 A. interest B. desire C. respond D. joy E. displeasure F. opposite G. known H. challenge I. eventually J. continued K. importantly I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ____1____ my parents. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with doubt at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to clean up!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time. At that age, I always did something ____2____ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found upsetting, I would plant a garden! I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to come up. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild with ____3____ I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. I was touched ____4____ by this land of wonder. However, my parents showed no ____5____ in my garden. My father even shouted at me because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ____6____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers. Regardless of their dislike, I kept on planting my garden and ____7____ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ____8____ to care and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my ____9____ to annoy my parents. Today I become ____10____ as Mrs. Green thumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very proud. And now I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener. 【答案】1. H 2. F 3. D 4. I 5. A 6. E 7. J 8. C 9. B 10. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候为了和父母作对，于是从事园艺，结果作者最终爱上了这项事业。 【1题详解】 考查动词。句意：这是为了挑战我的父母。根据下文“If gardening were something they found upsetting, I would plant a garden!(如果他们觉得园艺是一件令人心烦的事情，我会种植一个花园！)”、“It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my ____ to annoy my parents.”以及句意“挑战”可知应填动词challenge，此处为不定式作表语。故选H。 【2题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在那个年龄，我总是做一些与父母相反的事情！根据下文“If gardening were something they found upsetting, I would plant a garden!(如果他们觉得园艺是一件令人心烦的事情，我会种植一个花园！)”以及句意“相反的”可知应填形容词opposite，修饰something。故选F。 【3题详解】 考查名词。句意：我欣喜若狂地发现了第一朵盛开的玫瑰。根据空后“I found the first rose bloom”以及句意“欣喜”可知应填名词joy，作宾语。故选D。 【4题详解】 考查副词。句意：我最终被这片神奇的土地所感动。根据上文“One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. I was touched”以及句意“最终”可知应填副词eventually，修饰touched。故选I。 【5题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而，我的父母对我的花园不感兴趣。根据下文“My father even shouted at me because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway.(我父亲甚至对我大喊大叫，因为他发现从我的花园走到车道上很麻烦)”以及句意“兴趣”可知应填interest，show no interest in...表示“对……不感兴趣”。故选A。 【6题详解】 考查名词。句意：令我母亲不高兴的是，我把真正的玫瑰放进了她的花瓶里，在她眼里，这些玫瑰只不过是杂草而不是花。根据下文“in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers”以及句意“不高兴”可知应填名词displeasure，作宾语，to one’s displeasure表示“令某人不高兴的是”。故选E。 【7题详解】 考查动词。句意：不管他们的不喜欢，我继续种植我的花园，继续享受园艺的乐趣。根据空后“to enjoy the pleasure of gardening”以及句意“继续”可知应填动词continue，根据kept可知为一般过去时。故选J。 【8题详解】 考查动词。句意：植物是如此好的伙伴：它们呼吸，它们开花，它们对关心和爱做出回应。根据空后“to care and love”以及句意“回应”可知应填动词respond，根据上文they breathe, they bloom可知为一般现在时，主语为they，谓语用原形。故选C。 【9题详解】 考查名词。句意：自从我出于惹父母生气的愿望而开辟了我的第一个花园以来，已经过去很多年了。根据空后“to annoy my parents”以及句意“渴望”可知应填名词desire，作宾语，out of one’s desire表示“出于某人的愿望”。故选B。 【10题详解】 考查形容词。句意：今天，我成为了大家熟知的园艺老师，教园艺并主持园艺表演，这让我的父母感到非常自豪。根据下文“teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show”以及句意“熟知的”可知应填形容词known，作表语，become known as...表示“变得作为……而闻名”。故选G。 Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A. (15%) Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That ____11____ in large measure on who you are. If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history, ____12____, you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for ____13____ critical thinking and problem-solving skills. If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you. If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous ____14____. In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the ____15____ role of a clerk is now unrecognizable. Most bosses ____16____ their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are ____17____ taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems. Those willing to expand their ____18____ should do well. If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach ____19____ standards for female applicants. Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are ____20____ even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago. Degrees in sports management are also ____21____. Two hundred U. S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1995 now ____22____ undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs. At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree. ____23____, if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart. MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are ____24____. But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for. A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent ____25____ the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.” 11. A. concentrates B. depends C. takes D. passes 12. A. by comparison B. as a result C. for instance D. in return 13. A. developing B. discouraging C. confirming D. appreciating 14. A. troubles B. pains C. tests D. changes 15. A. active B. small C. useful D. traditional 16. A. await B. handle C. transfer D. classify 17 A. increasingly B. unwillingly C. diligently D. intentionally 18. A. horizons B. activities C. organizations D. operations 19. A. medium B. high C. fair D. legal 20. A. keen B. resolved C. reluctant D. qualified 21. A. on display B. at an end C. at rest D. on the rise 22. A. cancel B. offer C. register D. drop 23. A. Contrarily B. Consequently C. Finally D. Strictly 24. A. competitive B. moderate C. fixed D. regular 25. A. give out B. agree with C. wonder about D. focus on 【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了大学不同的专业对于未来职业的影响以及如今社会不同职业所发生的变化。 【11题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：那在很大程度上取决于你是谁。A. concentrates集中；B. depends依靠；C. takes带走；D. passes通过。根据上文“Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you?(你大学毕业后有工作吗？职场为你准备了什么？)”以及后文“in large measure on who you are”可知，指大学毕业后的工作取决于你是谁，depend on，表示“依赖，取决于”，故选B。 【12题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：例如，如果你喜欢学习英语和历史，你会很高兴地知道，在纽约州霍巴特和威廉史密斯学院最近的一项调查中，大多数首席执行官表示，文科对培养批判性思维和解决问题的能力至关重要。A. by comparison对比之下；B. as a result结果；C. for instance例如；D. in return作为回报。根据上文“If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history”可知，主要针对学习的内容对能力培养进行举例说明。故选C。 【13题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，如果你喜欢学习英语和历史，你会很高兴地知道，在纽约州霍巴特和威廉史密斯学院最近的一项调查中，大多数首席执行官表示，文科对培养批判性思维和解决问题的能力至关重要。A. developing培养，发展；B. discouraging使沮丧；C. confirming确认；D. appreciating感激。根据后文“critical thinking and problem-solving skill”指文科在培养（develop）批判性思维和解决问题的能力方面很重要。故选A。 【14题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你打算从秘书开始你的职业生涯，你要意识到这份工作正在经历巨大的变化。A. troubles麻烦；B. pains痛苦；C. tests测试；D. changes改变。根据后文“role of a clerk is now unrecognizable”可知，秘书职业正在经历巨大变化。故选D。 【15题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在秘书尚未被淘汰的办公室里，文员的传统角色现在已经面目全非。A. active活跃的；B. small小的；C. useful有用的；D. traditional传统的。根据后文“role of a clerk is now unrecognizable”可知，在办公室中，秘书的职位还没有消失，但传统的（traditional）秘书角色已经找不到了。从下一句中的“e­mail”和“the Internet”可知此处讲的是传统的秘书角色。故选D。 【16题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于电子邮件和互联网的发展，大多数老板自己处理邮件、会议和行程计划，因此秘书们越来越多地承担起起草合同和处理客户服务问题等更高级别的任务。A. await等待；B. handle处理；C. transfer转移；D. classify分类。根据后文“their own mails and meetings and travel plans”指大多数老板自己处理邮件、会议和旅行计划。故选B。 【17题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：由于电子邮件和互联网的发展，大多数老板自己处理邮件、会议和旅行计划，因此秘书们越来越多地承担起起草合同和处理客户服务问题等更高级别的任务。A. increasingly越来越；B. unwillingly不愿意地；C. diligently勤奋地；D. intentionally故意地。根据后文“taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems”以及上文“thanks to e-mail and the Internet”可知，so表示因果关系，指出现在的秘书正越来越多地从事更高要求的工作和任务，比如起草合同，处理客服问题。故选A。 【18题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些愿意扩大眼界的人应该做得很好。A. horizons眼界；B. activities活动；C. organizations组织；D. operations操作。根据上文“Those willing to expand their”以及秘书们越来越多地承担起起草合同和处理客户服务问题等更高级别的任务，所以有助于扩大眼界。故选A。 【19题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你是一名对执法感兴趣的女性，请注意一些州和城市正在努力为女性申请人达到公平的标准。A. medium中等的；B. high高的；C. fair公平的；D. legal合法的。根据后文“among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago”可知，女性警察人数在增加，说明一些州和城市正在努力为女性申请人达到公平的标准。故选C。 【20题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管大多数小型郊区警察局都非常传统，有些甚至不愿雇用女性，但在美国规模最大的警察队伍中，约有15%的警察是女性，是上一代人的五倍。A. keen渴望的；B. resolved下定决心的；C. reluctant勉强的；D. qualified有资格的。根据上文“most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are”可知，大多数小型郊区警察局都非常传统，有些甚至不愿雇用女性，故选C。 【21题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：体育管理专业的学位也在不断增加。A. on display展览；B. at an end结束；C. at rest休息；D. on the rise在增加。根据后文“Two hundred U. S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1995”可知，体育管理专业的学位也在不断增加，200所美国学院和大学现在提供体育管理的本科课程，是1995年的10倍，故选D。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：200所美国学院和大学现在提供体育管理的本科课程，是1995年的10倍，其中一些还设有高级学位课程。A. cancel取消；B. offer提供；C. register注册；D. drop落下。根据后文“undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs”指200所美国学院和大学现在提供体育管理的本科课程，故选B。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，如果你打算读传统的MBA，要小心了。A. Contrarily相反地；B. Consequently结果；C. Finally最后；D. Strictly严格地。根据后文可知，读传统的MBA，是文章最后一个关于学习专业的建议，Finally符合语境。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：MBA招聘大幅增加，薪资也很有竞争力。A. competitive有竞争力的；B. moderate普通的；C. fixed固定的；D. regular定期的。根据上文“MBA recruitment is way up, and salaries are”以及后文“But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for.”可知，MBA薪水的增加确实有竞争力（competitive），但钱并不是所有MBA所关心的东西了。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：最近一项针对美国和加拿大近1800名MBA学生的研究发现，68%的人同意这一说法：“我的家庭永远比我的事业更重要。”A. give out发出；B. agree with认同；C. wonder about想知道；D. focus on集中。根据上文“But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for.(但钱并不是当今MBA们所追求的全部)”以及后文“My family will always be more important than my career”可知，最近对将近1, 800位MBA学生的调查发现，有68%的人认同（agree with）“家庭远比事业重要”。故选B。 Section B (22%) (A) “Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. “Would you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway?” Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day. Mrs. Grady touched her hand to her heart. “That would be wonderful, boys. I think the job is getting to be too much for me.” “It will cost 10 dollars,” Jamie said. “If that’s OK,” Mark added. “Oh dear,” Mrs. Grady sounded disappointed, “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.” Mark was going to say that Mrs. Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later.” ① As they struggled through the snow out of Ms. Grady’s driveway, Mrs. Grady stood at her window, watching them. At the same time, Mark was confused. She didn’t look like the person who’d come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunn’s dog, Goldie, escaped from her backyard. ② Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. And Goldie had boxed him in between the wooden fence and cedar hedge (雪松树篱). ③ Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. “Hold on, Mark. I’m coming!” Her apron had flapped in the wind like a banner as she strode across the street holding a kitchen broom. “Goldie!” she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood firm as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. “Get!” Goldie had obeyed. ④ When Mark’s father had appeared, he’d said to Mrs. Grady, “That’s very brave! Thank you!” Mrs. Grady had laughed. “It was nothing. Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they?” And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then thrust his shovel deep into the snow. “Hey!” Jamie shouted “What are you doing?” Mark couldn’t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors. “I like Mrs. Grady’s cookies.” he said. 26. Mrs. Grady sounded disappointed mostly because ______. A. she couldn’t afford to pay Mark and Jamie B. Mark and Jamie wanted to get paid for shoveling C. she realized Mark and Jamie disliked her cookies D. Mark and Jamie wanted the money for a video game 27. Which blank is the sentence “Mark had tried to call for his dad, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth.” most likely to be put in? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 28. According to the story, which of the following words can be used to describe Mrs. Grady best? A Greedy. B. Hopeful. C. Hardworking. D. Helpful. 29. Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the story? A. A penny saved is a penny earned. B. Kindness is repaid with kindness. C. Birds of a feather flock together. D. Actions speak louder than words. 【答案】26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述马克和杰米欲帮格雷迪太太铲雪收费，得知她没钱后，马克想起其曾救自己，决定免费帮忙。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文中第五段“‘Oh dear,’ Mrs. Grady sounded disappointed, ‘I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.’(‘哦，天哪，’格雷迪太太听起来很失望，‘我还没能去银行。我可以提供自制的饼干，但我知道这不是你们想要的。’)” 以及三段和四段“‘It will cost 10 dollars,’ Jamie said. ‘If that’s OK,’ Mark added.(‘这要 10 美元，’ 杰米说。‘如果可以的话，’ 马克补充道。)”可知，格雷迪太太失望是因为马克和杰米提出铲雪要收费，而她当时无法满足这种金钱报酬的需求，只能提供自制饼干，她明白这不是孩子们想要的。所以她失望主要是因为马克和杰米想要通过铲雪得到金钱报酬。故选B项。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据第八段“At the same time, Mark was confused. She didn’t look like the person who’d come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunn’s dog, Goldie, escaped from her backyard.(与此同时，马克很困惑。她看起来不像去年夏天邓恩先生的狗戈尔迪从她后院逃出来时救他的那个人。)”以及第九段“Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street.(然后格雷迪太太的前门突然打开了。她一定是从街对面看到他了。)”可知，“Mark had tried to call for his dad, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth.(马克试图叫他的爸爸，但他的舌头好像被锁在牙齿后面了。)”放在③处合适，此处描述了马克被狗困住时的紧张状态，说不出话叫爸爸，接着格雷迪太太就出现来救他了，符合语境。①处前后是关于铲雪报酬的讨论，与该句语境不符；②处后面主要说的是狗的情况，与该句不衔接；④处是格雷迪太太赶走狗之后的情节，该句放在此处也不合适。故选C项。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文第九段“Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. ‘Hold on, Mark. I’m coming!’ Her apron had flapped in the wind like a banner as she strode across the street holding a kitchen broom. ‘Goldie!’ she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood firm as a rock in front of him. ‘Goldie, go home!’ Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. ‘Get!’ Goldie had obeyed.(然后格雷迪太太的前门突然打开了。她一定是从街对面看到他了。‘坚持住，马克。我来了！’ 她拿着一把厨房扫帚大步穿过街道时，围裙在风中像一面旗帜一样飘动。‘戈尔迪！’ 她喊道。戈尔迪一转过头，格雷迪太太就从马克和狗之间溜了过去。她只比马克高一点点，但她像一块岩石一样坚定地站在他面前。‘戈尔迪，回家去！’ 然后她挥动扫帚把狗赶走。‘走！’ 戈尔迪服从了。)”以及倒数第三段“Mrs. Grady had laughed. ‘It was nothing. Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they?’(格雷迪太太笑了。‘没什么。好邻居应该互相照顾，不是吗？’)”可知，格雷迪太太在马克遇到危险时挺身而出帮助他，说明她是乐于助人的。故选D项。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，去年夏天格雷迪太太帮助了被狗困住的马克，“‘That’s very brave! Thank you!’(‘太勇敢了！谢谢你！’)”；现在格雷迪太太需要人铲雪，马克想到她之前的帮助，决定免费帮她铲雪，“And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then thrust his shovel deep into the snow.(现在格雷迪太太需要马克，就像去年夏天马克需要她一样。他微笑着向格雷迪太太挥手，然后把铲子深深地插进雪里。)” 这个故事体现了善有善报，“Kindness is repaid with kindness.(善有善报)”最能总结这个故事。故选B项。 (B) Whether you’re up for a Crocodile Dundee’s adventure or you’d just like a taste of the Australian sun, the beaches in and around Sydney can offer you all that and more. Sydney Beach Sydney Beach is located at Sydney’s northernmost tip on an extension of land ending at Palm Beach. Before checking out the golden sand, take a quick tour of the houses of the millionaires from the art and film industries. Palm Beach Only about an hour from downtown Sydney, Palm Beach offers a long stretch of clean sand and water. With parking near the center of the beach, the rest of it is left as a peaceful location with a sparse population, from which you can go surfing. But be careful: without the huge crowds of other Sydney beaches, Palm Beach doesn’t afford quite the safety level to be found elsewhere; volunteer lifesavers are on duty only on weekends and holidays. Bondi Beach For the big-name beach, Bondi Beach has to be your choice. Parking is difficult to find even on slow days, so consider taking public transport to this world-known beach in the castern Sydney suburbs. Easily reachable by taxi, bus, and rail, Bondi Beach offers sun bathing, swimming, snorkeling, and all sorts of water sports fun. If you’re in the mood for a bit of exercise, two scenic coastal walks will afford you great views and sights along the shore. Take in views from Mackenzie’s Point. It starts at Bondi and heads south to Bronte Beach. But don’t try to swim in Mackenzie’s Bay — it holds dangers such as hidden rocks. Bronte Beach Your second choice for a scenic coastal walk covers a little under two miles and takes you from Bronte Beach to Waverly Cemetery, where many famous Australians are buried, including poets Henry Kendall, Doreothea Mackellar, and Henry Lawson. 30. Which of the following shows the right order of the beaches lined from the south to the north? A. Palm Beach — Sydney Beach — Bronte Beach — Bondi Beach B. Bronte Beach — Bondi Beach — Palm Beach — Sydney Beach C. Sydney Beach — Palm Beach — Bondi Beach — Bronte Beach D. Bondi Beach — Bronte Beach — Palm Beach — Sydney Beach 31. The underlined word “sparse” probably means ______. A. large B. thick C. thin D. crowded 32. What can we learn from the passage? A. If you want to visit Palm Beach, the airplane is your best choice. B. If you want to enjoy a walk, you can choose Bondi Beach or Bronte Beach. C. If you want to visit the famous people’s tombs, you can choose Sydney Beach. D. If you want to swim in Palm Beach, the safer time is on weekdays and holidays. 【答案】30. B 31. C 32. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个海滩的情况。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Sydney Beach is located at Sydney’s northernmost tip on an extension of land ending at Palm Beach.(悉尼海滩位于悉尼的最北端，延伸到棕榈滩)”可知，Sydney Beach在最北部，排除A、C；根据倒数第二段“It starts at Bondi and heads south to Bronte Beach.(从邦迪开始，向南到达勃朗特海滩)”可知，Bronte Beach位于Bondi Beach的南部，说明Bronte Beach在最南端，顺序为Bronte Beach — Bondi Beach — Palm Beach — Sydney Beach。故选B。 【31题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“the rest of it is left as a peaceful location(剩下的地方是一个安静的地方)”以及“But be careful: without the huge crowds of other Sydney beaches(要小心：棕榈滩没有悉尼其他海滩那样拥挤的人群)”可知，棕榈滩人口稀少，安静。故划线词意思是“稀少的”与thin意思相近。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“If you’re in the mood for a bit of exercise, two scenic coastal walks will afford you great views and sights along the shore.(如果你想做点运动，两次风景优美的海滨散步可以让你欣赏到沿岸的美景)”以及最后一段“Your second choice for a scenic coastal walk covers a little under two miles and takes you from Bronte Beach to Waverly Cemetery, where many famous Australians are buried, including poets Henry Kendall, Doreothea Mackellar, and Henry Lawson.(你的第二个选择是风景优美的海滨散步，全长不到两英里，从勃朗特海滩到韦弗利公墓，那里埋葬着许多著名的澳大利亚人，包括诗人亨利·肯德尔，多蕾奥西娅·麦凯勒和亨利·劳森)”可知，如果你想散步，你可以选择邦迪海滩或勃朗特海滩。故选B。 (C) Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning experiences increase the length of time we will remember it. In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn. The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development. 33 What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1? A. Stories for children are easy to remember. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words. D. People remember well what they learned in childhood. 34. The author explains the law of overlearning by _______. A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rules C. using examples D. making a comparison 35. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is _______. A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of cramming C. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies 36. What is the author’s opinion on cramming? A. It leads to failure in college exams. B. It’s helpful only in a limited way. C. It’s possible to result in poor memory. D. It increases students’ learning interest. 【答案】33. D 34. C 35. A 36. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇议论文。成年人常常惊叹他们能很好地记着儿时学过的东西。作者认为这是儿时过度学习的结果，是因为当我们儿时学会一样东西的时候，我们不是就此停止，而是持续练习，才使我们记忆深刻。文章用例证法说明了“过度学习”的概念，最后作者谈到了“过度学习”的好处和“突击学习”的弊端。 【33题详解】 段落大意题。第一段主要讲述大人们在儿时学会的东西，即使多年不复习还是可以记得很清楚。故D项“人们在儿时学习的知识记得很好。”正确。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。作者在解释超量学习法则的时候，运用了乘法口诀和考试前突击学习的例子。故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.（因为这是我们儿时超量学习的另一个结果。）故选A。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。最后一段解释考试之前的突击学习。根据最后一段By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned.（通过突击学习，学生可以通过考试，但是很快就会忘记所学。）可知，这种方式仅适用于考前，故选B。 Section C (8%) For the first time in history, we have a pretty good idea of the material content of the Universe, our position within it and how the whole thing came into being. In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to assemble what we know in a popular form ___37___ The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Universe have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. ___38___ Nobody can put the blame on the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets, moons and various remains in the Solar System, and on our Galaxy (星系), the Milky Way (银河系). ___39___ So much for the book’s content. But Levy has not succeeded in providing an accurate combination of our current knowledge of the universe, which the book cover promises. Gathering together previously published articles inevitably leaves subject gaps, missing explanations and so on. ___40___. But there isn’t one. In fact, surprisingly for a book so densely packed with information, there is no index. A. Tegmark fears he may hold the record for the longest time taken to read one book. B. In a more positive manner, this is a wonderful collection of essays to dip in and out of if you already have a good summary of current planetary understanding. C. Levy is an active astronomer and an accomplished writer, so you’d expect him to provide a broad and accurate picture of our current understanding of the universe. D. Scientific American has attempted to meet this need by bringing together essays that have appeared in the magazine. E. To some extent, these could have been with a glossary (词表) of terms. F. Also included are contributions on the world of subatomic particles (次原子粒子), the origin of life on Earth and the possibility of its existence elsewhere. 【答案】37. D 38. C 39. F 40. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了《科学美国人》宇宙文集一书。 【37题详解】 上文“In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to assemble what we know in a popular form.(在这个知识爆炸的时代，我们确实需要将我们所知道的知识以一种流行的形式整合起来)”提到我们确实需要将我们所知道的知识以一种流行的形式整合起来，下文“The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Universe have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.(苏梅克-列维九号彗星的共同发现者David Levy选择了《科学美国人》宇宙文集中的文章)”介绍《科学美国人》宇宙文集的具体内容，故空处需要填入能衔接“整理知识需求”与“具体行动方案”的过渡句，D项“为了满足这一需求，《科学美国人》将杂志上发表过的文章汇集在一起”符合语境，D项中“meet this need”与上文“need”呼应，D项中“bringing together essays”与下文“essays … selected”呼应，完整呈现“需求-解决方案”的逻辑链条，故选D。 【38题详解】 上文“The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Universe have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.(苏梅克-列维九号彗星的共同发现者David Levy选择了《科学美国人宇宙之书》中的文章)”提到本书是由David Levy选编的，接下来应是介绍David Levy是何人，C项“Levy是一位活跃的天文学家，也是一位颇有成就的作家，所以你会期望他能提供一幅我们目前对宇宙的理解的广泛而准确的图景”符合语境，故选C。 【39题详解】 根据上文“Nobody can put the blame on the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets, moons and various remains in the Solar System, and on our Galaxy (星系), the Milky Way (银河系).(没有人能挑剔Levy所收录的文章范围。有关于太阳系的行星、卫星和各种遗迹的文章，也有关于我们的银河系的文章)”可知，本段是关于所收录文章的范围，F项“还包括对亚原子粒子世界的贡献，地球上生命的起源以及其他地方生命存在的可能性”符合语境，F项中“Also included”和上文形成递进关系，进一步描述文章范围，故选F。 【40题详解】 上文“Gathering together previously published articles inevitably leaves subject gaps, missing explanations and so on.(把以前发表过的文章收集在一起，不可避免地会留下主题空白、缺少解释等等)”提到本书有主题空白并缺少解释，结合下文的转折“But there isn’t one.(但是一个也没有)”可知，空处应是提及该书本应该含有主题和解释，E项“从某种程度上来说，这些本可以与术语表一起出现”符合语境，故选E。 第Ⅱ卷 (共26分) IV. Grammar (10%) Directions: Directions: After reading the sentences below, fill in the blanks is make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks will a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words you the other Blanks, use one word that best fits each blank 41. The book ______ (write) by the famous author last year has become a bestseller.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】written 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：那位著名作家去年写的那本书成了畅销书。write与book是逻辑动宾关系，应用过去分词written，作后置定语。故填written。 42. The scientist, ______ research has changed the field of medicine, will give a lecture tomorrow. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】whose 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这位科学家的研究改变了医学领域，他明天将发表演讲。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词The scientist，设空处指代先行词在从句中作定语，修饰research，所以应用关系代词whose引导。故填whose。 43. ______ it is sunny or rainy, we will go hiking as planned. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】Whether 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：无论是晴天还是雨天，我们都会按计划去徒步旅行。分析句子可知，这里考查whether...or...，为固定搭配，意为“无论…… 还是……”，引导让步状语从句，且句首时首字母应大写。故填Whether。 44. The problem ______ (discuss) at the meeting at present is complicated. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】being discussed 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：目前会议上讨论的问题很复杂。此处为非谓语动词作定语，The problem与discuss为被动关系，再由at present可知，这里应用现在分词的被动形式“being + 过去分词 ”来作后置定语，修饰The problem。故填being discussed。 45. The project, ______ (complete) by the end of this month, will be a major breakthrough in the field. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】to be completed 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：该项目将于本月底完成，将是该领域的一个重大突破。此处project与complete构成被动关系，结合时间状语“by the end of this month”可知，此处表示将来的动作，所以此处使用不定式的被动形式，作后置定语。故填to be completed。 46. ______ (Not inform) of the change in schedule, they arrived at the wrong time. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Not informed 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语。句意：由于没有被告知日程的变化，他们来错了时间。分析句子可知，这里考查非谓语，they与inform为被动关系，再由句意可知，此空应用过去分词作状语，且not应放在非谓语动词之前，构成否定形式，句首时首字母应大写。故填Not informed。 47. The man, ______ (stand) at the corner of the street, seems to be waiting for someone. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】standing 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语。句意：那个男人站在街角，似乎在等人。分析句子可知，这里考查非谓语，主语The man与stand为被动关系，再由句意可知，这里应用现在分词作状语。故填standing。 48. ______ global temperatures are stabilized, the frequency of extreme weather events will continue to rise. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】While##Althoug##Though 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：虽然全球气温趋于稳定，但极端天气事件的频率将继续上升。引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”可用while、although或though，首字母大写。故填While/Althoug/Though。 49. Many companies are investing heavily in AI research __________ ___________ there are still concerns about its potential misuse. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】 ①. even ②. if##though 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：许多公司在人工智能研究上投入了大量资金，即使仍然存在对其潜在滥用的担忧。结合前后文语境以及此处的两个空可知，此处应为even if或者even though引导的让步状语从句，意为“即使”符合逻辑。故填①even②if/though。 50. Many countries are investing heavily in renewable energy ______ (reduce) their dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】to reduce 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：许多国家正在大力投资可再生能源，以减少对化石燃料的依赖，应对气候变化。空处应用动词不定式在句中作目的状语。故填to reduce。 V. Translation (4*4=16%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. 51. 尽管他在美国已经待了两年了，他仍很难认同他们的生活方式。(identify)(汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Although he has been in the United States for two years, he still has great difficulty identifying with their way of life. 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句、时态、固定短语、非谓语动词。表示“尽管”用although，引导让步状语从句。从句中：表示“他”，用he，作主语；表示“待”用 be in，根据“已经待了两年”可知，动作从过去持续到现在，时态用现在完成时，主语是he，助动词用has，表示“两年”用for two years，所以从句翻译为Although he has been in the United States for two years。主句中：主语用he；表示“仍”用still；表示“做某事有困难”用固定短语have difficulty (in) doing sth.，主句描述一般事实，时态用一般现在时，主语是he，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式has；表示“认同”用identify with，用动名词，作宾语；表示“他们的生活方式”用their way of life，作identifying with的宾语，所以主句翻译为he still has great difficulty identifying with their way of life。故翻译为：Although he has been in the United States for two years, he still has great difficulty identifying with their way of life. 52. 他提前告知了大家可能的风险，以避免不必要的损失。(inform) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】He informed everyone of the possible risks in advance to avoid unnecessary losses. 【解析】 【详解】考查动词、名词和形容词。分析句子可知，表示“他”应用He，在本句中作主语；表示“提前”应用in advance，在本句中作状语；表示“告知某人某事”应用inform sb of sth，为固定搭配，且这里时态应用一般过去时表示过去情况；表示“大家”应用everyone，作动词后宾语；表示“可能的风险”应用the possible risks，作介词后宾语；表示“以避免”应用 to avoid ，为不定式作目的状语；表示“不必要的损失”应用unnecessary losses，作动词后宾语。故翻译为He informed everyone of the possible risks in advance to avoid unnecessary losses. 53. 每当我倍感压力的时候，我就会想到妈妈过去常常为我煲的汤。(used) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Every time I feel stressed, I will think of the soup my mother used to make for me. 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句和短语。表示“每当”用every time引导时间状语从句，句首单词首字母大写，主语为I；表示“倍感压力”为feel stressed，为一般现在时；主句主语为I；表示“想到”短语为think of，描述每次感到压力时将会出现的动作，用一般将来时will think of；表示“妈妈过去常常为我煲的汤”翻译为省略关系词的定语从句，为the soup my mother used to make for me，其中包含短语used to do sth.，表示“过去常常做某事”。故翻译为Every time I feel stressed, I will think of the soup my mother used to make for me. 54. 你越积极参与校园活动，你的高中生活就越丰富多彩。(the more..., the more…) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The more actively you participate in school activities, the richer and more colorful your high school life will be. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定结构，名词，动词。“越……越……”对应英语中的“the more..., the more...”结构，“积极参与”使用副词与动词搭配，即“actively participate in”，actively 是副词修饰动词 participate。“校园活动”使用名词搭配“school activities”， “丰富多彩” 使用形容词 richer and more colorful，richer和more colorful为形容词比较级作表语。所以前半句翻译为：“the more actively you participate”，后半句：“the richer and more colorful... will be”， “高中生活”“high school life”，最后将句子合并，并添加主语，完成句子，即：The more actively you participate in school activities, the richer and more colorful your high school life will be。故答案为：The more actively you participate in school activities, the richer and more colorful your high school life will be。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 市八中学2024学年第二学期 高一年级英语阶段测试一 (完卷时间：90分钟 满分：100分) 第Ⅰ卷 (共74分) I. Listening Comprehension (19%) Section A (10%) 1. A. This afternoon B. Tomorrow C. Next week D. Next month 2. A. She doesn’t play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well. C. She is an enthusiastic player. D. She is a professional athlete. 3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil market. C. At a science museum D. At a gallery. 4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood. C. Go to the bookstore. D. Take a walk. 5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger. C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic. 6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck. C. Turn to her colleague for help. D. Restart the machine. 7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00. C Parking areas are closed after 10:00. D. All classes begin at 10:00. 8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She’ll present her work to the man. C. She’d like to invite the man for lunch. D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00. 9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules. C. The door number of the dormitory. D. The time to open the dormitory. 10. A. The chairs didn’t need to be painted. B. He doesn’t like the color of the chairs. C The park could have avoided the problem. D. The woman should have been more careful. Section B (9%) Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested. 12. A. It spoiled Joanna’s reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission. C. It bought Joanna’s dishwashers. D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market. 13. A. A successful business case. B. Joanna’s waterless laundry. C. A case against a global company. D. The worldwide dishwasher market. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds. 15. A. Don’t touch animals under any circumstances. B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park. C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat D. Don’t transport animals from one island to another. 16. A. To protect the guide’s interest. B. To improve the unique environment. C. To ensure a trouble-free visit. D. To get rid of illegal behaviors. II. Vocabulary (10%) 选词填空 A. interest B. desire C. respond D. joy E. displeasure F. opposite G. known H. challenge I. eventually J. continued K. importantly I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ____1____ my parents. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with doubt at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to clean up!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time. At that age, I always did something ____2____ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found upsetting, I would plant a garden! I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to come up. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild with ____3____ I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. I was touched ____4____ by this land of wonder. However, my parents showed no ____5____ in my garden. My father even shouted at me because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ____6____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers. Regardless of their dislike, I kept on planting my garden and ____7____ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ____8____ to care and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my ____9____ to annoy my parents. Today I become ____10____ as Mrs. Green thumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very proud. And now I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener. Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A. (15%) Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That ____11____ in large measure on who you are. If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history, ____12____, you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for ____13____ critical thinking and problem-solving skills. If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you. If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous ____14____. In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the ____15____ role of a clerk is now unrecognizable. Most bosses ____16____ their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are ____17____ taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems. Those willing to expand their ____18____ should do well. If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach ____19____ standards for female applicants. Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are ____20____ even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago. Degrees in sports management are also ____21____. Two hundred U. S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1995 now ____22____ undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs. At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree. ____23____, if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart. MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are ____24____. But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for. A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent ____25____ the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.” 11. A. concentrates B. depends C. takes D. passes 12. A. by comparison B. as a result C. for instance D. in return 13. A. developing B. discouraging C. confirming D. appreciating 14. A. troubles B. pains C. tests D. changes 15. A. active B. small C. useful D. traditional 16. A. await B. handle C. transfer D. classify 17. A. increasingly B. unwillingly C. diligently D. intentionally 18. A. horizons B. activities C. organizations D. operations 19. A. medium B. high C. fair D. legal 20. A. keen B. resolved C. reluctant D. qualified 21. A. on display B. at an end C. at rest D. on the rise 22. A. cancel B. offer C. register D. drop 23. A. Contrarily B. Consequently C. Finally D. Strictly 24. A. competitive B. moderate C. fixed D. regular 25. A. give out B. agree with C. wonder about D. focus on Section B (22%) (A) “Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. “Would you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway?” Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day. Mrs. Grady touched her hand to her heart. “That would be wonderful, boys. I think the job is getting to be too much for me.” “It will cost 10 dollars,” Jamie said. “If that’s OK,” Mark added. “Oh dear,” Mrs. Grady sounded disappointed, “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.” Mark was going to say that Mrs. Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later.” ① As they struggled through the snow out of Ms. Grady’s driveway, Mrs. Grady stood at her window, watching them. At the same time, Mark was confused. She didn’t look like the person who’d come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunn’s dog, Goldie, escaped from her backyard. ② Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. And Goldie had boxed him in between the wooden fence and cedar hedge (雪松树篱). ③ Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. “Hold on, Mark. I’m coming!” Her apron had flapped in the wind like a banner as she strode across the street holding a kitchen broom. “Goldie!” she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood firm as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. “Get!” Goldie had obeyed. ④ When Mark’s father had appeared, he’d said to Mrs. Grady, “That’s very brave! Thank you!” Mrs. Grady had laughed. “It was nothing. Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they?” And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then thrust his shovel deep into the snow. “Hey!” Jamie shouted. “What are you doing?” Mark couldn’t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors. “I like Mrs. Grady’s cookies.” he said. 26. Mrs. Grady sounded disappointed mostly because ______. A. she couldn’t afford to pay Mark and Jamie B. Mark and Jamie wanted to get paid for shoveling C. she realized Mark and Jamie disliked her cookies D. Mark and Jamie wanted the money for a video game 27. Which blank is the sentence “Mark had tried to call for his dad, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth.” most likely to be put in? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 28. According to the story, which of the following words can be used to describe Mrs. Grady best? A. Greedy. B. Hopeful. C. Hardworking. D. Helpful. 29 Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the story? A. A penny saved is a penny earned. B. Kindness is repaid with kindness. C Birds of a feather flock together. D. Actions speak louder than words. (B) Whether you’re up for a Crocodile Dundee’s adventure or you’d just like a taste of the Australian sun, the beaches in and around Sydney can offer you all that and more. Sydney Beach Sydney Beach is located at Sydney’s northernmost tip on an extension of land ending at Palm Beach. Before checking out the golden sand, take a quick tour of the houses of the millionaires from the art and film industries. Palm Beach Only about an hour from downtown Sydney, Palm Beach offers a long stretch of clean sand and water. With parking near the center of the beach, the rest of it is left as a peaceful location with a sparse population, from which you can go surfing. But be careful: without the huge crowds of other Sydney beaches, Palm Beach doesn’t afford quite the safety level to be found elsewhere; volunteer lifesavers are on duty only on weekends and holidays. Bondi Beach For the big-name beach, Bondi Beach has to be your choice. Parking is difficult to find even on slow days, so consider taking public transport to this world-known beach in the castern Sydney suburbs. Easily reachable by taxi, bus, and rail, Bondi Beach offers sun bathing, swimming, snorkeling, and all sorts of water sports fun. If you’re in the mood for a bit of exercise, two scenic coastal walks will afford you great views and sights along the shore. Take in views from Mackenzie’s Point. It starts at Bondi and heads south to Bronte Beach. But don’t try to swim in Mackenzie’s Bay — it holds dangers such as hidden rocks. Bronte Beach Your second choice for a scenic coastal walk covers a little under two miles and takes you from Bronte Beach to Waverly Cemetery, where many famous Australians are buried, including poets Henry Kendall, Doreothea Mackellar, and Henry Lawson. 30. Which of the following shows the right order of the beaches lined from the south to the north? A. Palm Beach — Sydney Beach — Bronte Beach — Bondi Beach B. Bronte Beach — Bondi Beach — Palm Beach — Sydney Beach C. Sydney Beach — Palm Beach — Bondi Beach — Bronte Beach D. Bondi Beach — Bronte Beach — Palm Beach — Sydney Beach 31. The underlined word “sparse” probably means ______. A. large B. thick C. thin D. crowded 32. What can we learn from the passage? A. If you want to visit Palm Beach, the airplane is your best choice. B. If you want to enjoy a walk, you can choose Bondi Beach or Bronte Beach. C. If you want to visit the famous people’s tombs, you can choose Sydney Beach. D. If you want to swim in Palm Beach, the safer time is on weekdays and holidays. (C) Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning experiences increase the length of time we will remember it. In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn. The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development. 33. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1? A. Stories for children are easy to remember. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words. D. People remember well what they learned in childhood. 34. The author explains the law of overlearning by _______. A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rules C. using examples D. making a comparison 35. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is _______. A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of cramming C. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies 36. What is the author’s opinion on cramming? A. It leads to failure in college exams. B. It’s helpful only in a limited way. C. It’s possible to result in poor memory. D. It increases students’ learning interest. Section C (8%) For the first time in history, we have a pretty good idea of the material content of the Universe, our position within it and how the whole thing came into being. In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to assemble what we know in a popular form. ___37___ The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Universe have been selected by David Levy, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. ___38___ Nobody can put the blame on the range of articles Levy has included. There are essays on the planets, moons and various remains in the Solar System, and on our Galaxy (星系), the Milky Way (银河系). ___39___ So much for the book’s content. But Levy has not succeeded in providing an accurate combination of our current knowledge of the universe, which the book cover promises. Gathering together previously published articles inevitably leaves subject gaps, missing explanations and so on. ___40___. But there isn’t one. In fact, surprisingly for a book so densely packed with information, there is no index. A. Tegmark fears he may hold the record for the longest time taken to read one book. B. In a more positive manner, this is a wonderful collection of essays to dip in and out of if you already have a good summary of current planetary understanding. C. Levy is an active astronomer and an accomplished writer, so you’d expect him to provide a broad and accurate picture of our current understanding of the universe. D. Scientific American has attempted to meet this need by bringing together essays that have appeared in the magazine. E. To some extent, these could have been with a glossary (词表) of terms. F. Also included are contributions on the world of subatomic particles (次原子粒子), the origin of life on Earth and the possibility of its existence elsewhere. 第Ⅱ卷 (共26分) IV. Grammar (10%) Directions: Directions: After reading the sentences below, fill in the blanks is make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks will a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words you the other Blanks, use one word that best fits each blank 41. The book ______ (write) by the famous author last year has become a bestseller.(所给词的适当形式填空) 42. The scientist, ______ research has changed the field of medicine, will give a lecture tomorrow. (用适当的词填空) 43. ______ it is sunny or rainy, we will go hiking as planned. (用适当的词填空) 44. The problem ______ (discuss) at the meeting at present is complicated. (所给词的适当形式填空) 45. The project, ______ (complete) by the end of this month, will be a major breakthrough in the field. (所给词适当形式填空) 46. ______ (Not inform) of the change in schedule, they arrived at the wrong time. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. The man, ______ (stand) at the corner of the street, seems to be waiting for someone. (所给词的适当形式填空) 48. ______ global temperatures are stabilized, the frequency of extreme weather events will continue to rise. (用适当的词填空) 49. Many companies are investing heavily in AI research __________ ___________ there are still concerns about its potential misuse. (用适当的词填空) 50. Many countries are investing heavily in renewable energy ______ (reduce) their dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change. (所给词的适当形式填空) V. Translation (4*4=16%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. 51. 尽管他在美国已经待了两年了，他仍很难认同他们的生活方式。(identify)(汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 52. 他提前告知了大家可能的风险，以避免不必要的损失。(inform) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 53. 每当我倍感压力的时候，我就会想到妈妈过去常常为我煲的汤。(used) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 54. 你越积极参与校园活动，你的高中生活就越丰富多彩。(the more..., the more…) (汉译英) __________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $